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Voters in a 1986 retention election rejected Rose Bird, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and two liberal colleagues, over dissatisfaction with decisions overturning numerous death penalty sentences.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
The chief justice has been at the center of the effort to limit the use of race in public life.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The chief justice is the administrative leader of not just the Florida Supreme Court but the entire state court system, helping to set the management and operational policies as well as the legislative and budget agendas for the judicial branch.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
The chief justice has been at the center of the effort to limit the use of race in public life.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The chief justice is the administrative leader of not just the Florida Supreme Court but the entire state court system, helping to set the management and operational policies as well as the legislative and budget agendas for the judicial branch.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Chief justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20justice. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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